[Mediawiki-api] How does API work?

[Herulee]

Hello,

Thanx for the reply and help

So stpes are 

1. Get the xml and tranform it into wikitex
2. Use API through PHP to create pages and store the data in the database
3. http://localhost/w/index.php  to access pages

Is it right?


Roan Kattouw-2 wrote:
> 
> 2010/2/2 Herulee <heramb.forums at googlemail.com>:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Thanx for the rquick reply
>>
>> If it is not possible to use API though another language
>>
> It is. There's client libraries for the API in lost of languages.
> 
>> then is it better to map my contents from xml to wikitext markup language
>> which is standard for wiki?
>>
> Yes, if you wanna store stuff in a wiki it has to be in wikitext.
> Doesn't matter whether you use the API or not.
> 
>> I also dot understand how would we store the pages and related data in
>> databse?
>>
> You can use either the user interface or the API for that.
> 
> To clarify: the API doesn't offer any special features. It offers
> mostly the same features as the normal graphical interface, but in a
> format that's more convenient for bots and other automated clients.
> 
> Roan Kattouw (Catrope)
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